Is a 50/50 relationship possible?

This piece looks at the balance in relationships, and questions whether 50/50 really is possible — and if anyone can get 100 percent of what they want out of a relationship.

The simple answer is no. But that’s not a bad thing. Since relationships are about giving and taking, compromising and adapting, there are times when one person will be giving more and other times when those roles are reversed (just don’t start keeping score).

Everything balances out in the end and both parties (hopefully) are equally happy.

While the aforementioned story doesn’t say much, lots of readers weighed in. Check it out.

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I do agree with the majority of what everyone is saying. Communication is key and if something isn’t working for you, there needs to be a discussion about it. I’m a big believer that if both of you want things to work, you need to be working on things together, instead of “jump to the dump”..

I give this woman a lot of credit. Two years is a long time to come to the conclusion that its not going to work. She needs to cut it clean, and put herself in the process to recover and move on with her life. Its long been said that a man marries a woman hoping that she won’t change…and she does. And a woman marries a man hoping that she can change him…only to find out that she can’t.

Relationships are all about balance, but rarely is someone bringing 50 percent to the table. Bu that is at the beginning, but once guidelines and roles are established, and as each one teaches one, and learns to understand one another, the relationship can and should evolve into a 50-50 partnership.

There is no way you’re going to see a clean 50/50 all of the time. There will be times when one person may need more support then the other because of things impacting life and times where the other may need more support because of their well being. Most times it works out that you just complement each other as needed and if that means sacrificing your share of balance then you should be ok with that as long as you know. Being in a relationship means sharing that balance, if the women in that article does not feel she is getting her fair share, she sounds like she already knows what she needs to do.